Most of the people in Yunzhong County are herdsmen.
This and Yanmen County are the most important livestock areas of the Zhao State. It is here that the Zhao State continuously supplies war horses, which creates the Zhao State's brave knights and large-scale chariots. Even the Zhao State returns here.
A large number of cattle and sheep are raised, which is also a very important resource of Zhao State. The cattle farming technology has been fully promoted at this moment. A strong cattle can support dozens of young people, not to mention sheep. King Zhao
The banquet is in great need of these sheep.
However, this place has been harassed from the outside for a long time. Donghu, Linhu, and Xiongnu often went south to plunder. What they wanted to rob was Zhao's cattle, sheep, and horses, and they also captured Zhao people as slaves. In order to deal with these
Zhao State has never dared to take the enemy lightly. Zhao State learned from the Qin people and was also absorbing the population of the Hu people and trying to find ways to turn them into Zhao people. A large number of Hu people were fighting in the clouds.
Yanmen gradually integrated into the State of Zhao and became its subjects.
Zhao Kuo's retainer Di was in such a situation.
In this regard, the people of Qin were the most thorough. They established barbarian roads and encouraged intermarriage. The originally ferocious Xirong people became the old Qin people today... This is also the reason why other countries say that Qin is a barbarian. Of course,
This is not just the case with the Qin State. Yan, Zhao, and Chu will all absorb the barbarians around them and spend a long time turning them into their own people to increase the population of their own countries.
The Hu people were born on horseback. Every time they went south to plunder Yunzhong Yanmen, they came and went like the wind. The cavalry quickly passed through the defense lines of Zhao soldiers, looted and killed, and then quickly returned. Zhao
The chariots of the state could not catch up with them, and the infantry could not stop them. Only the knights could fight with them. However, the knights of the state of Zhao were not as good at riding as these barbarians, which made the state of Zhao helpless against these barbarians.
It wasn't until the Zhao people changed their clothes and began to learn how the Hu people drew bows and arrows on horseback that the Zhao people were helpless against the Hu people. But in fact, after this series of changes, the Zhao state still
Unable to defeat these barbarians, the barbarians do not have fixed residences, everyone is good at riding, and they have many horses. Zhao State can only be forced to defend, build fortifications, and use cavalry to hijack the opponent and prevent the opponent from being robbed.
Opportunity to plunder.
The people of Yanmen in Yunzhong are not given for free. In fact, most of them are Lin Hu, Dong Hu, and even Huns. However, they just happen to live in the territory of Zhao State. Every time the Hu people outside the Great Wall plunder
When the time comes, they will encounter the desperate resistance of these "barbarians" in Zhao State. Cattle and sheep are everything to them, and they also grow on horses. How can the enemy easily snatch away the supplies? Therefore, the two sides encountered
The outcome must be endless, and the populations of Yunzhong County and Yanmen County are getting smaller and smaller.
Every time a large number of herdsmen in the Zhao Kingdom were killed, the local county guard would be punished by the King of Zhao. Maybe it was because this directly affected whether the King of Zhao’s banquet would be sumptuous. Therefore, everyone in the Zhao Kingdom would punish the frontier fortresses.
Official positions are regarded as a kind of disaster, and only the most unfortunate people will be sent here. When Li Mu was sent here by Wei Wuji, everyone speculated whether Li Mu had offended Wei Wuji.
"General! General!!"
"The barbarians are here again! The scouts reported that a large number of barbarian cavalry have gathered in the northeast... There are twelve beacon towers asking for help... The number of enemies cannot be determined!"
Li Mu was standing on the school ground training his soldiers when he saw his lieutenant rushing in and said hurriedly. The soldiers were in an uproar, but Li Mu was extraordinarily calm. He just looked at the young people in front of him. Li Mu was in Yunzhong County
He summoned a large number of young men for training. These were all strong frontier men. He asked each county to increase the intensity of training and increase the manpower for training to deal with enemy attacks.
At this moment, after hearing the deputy general's words, Li Mu said without thinking: "Please do as I ordered."
The deputy general clenched his fists and said seriously: "General... please hurry up and I will go to war..."
"Follow my orders!" Li Mu turned around and stared at him. The deputy general was stared at by him and was speechless. He gritted his teeth and leaned towards him to salute before leaving.
After going out, the generals who were training their soldiers sighed. They really didn't understand what happened to the brave General Li Mu. When General Li Mu first arrived, no one respected him because of his age.
They all thought that he was just an aristocratic kid who had some military exploits.
However, Li Mu soon showed his brave side. He summoned the cavalry in the clouds and attacked the barbarians who came to plunder. He passed through less than 6,000 knights and defeated more than 30,000 barbarians.
After this battle, no one in Yun Zhong dared to underestimate this young general. After that, Li Mu always fought first and never retreated once. He repelled countless invasions by the Hu people.
, and also learned about the general’s reputation.
However, starting from last year, Li Mu suddenly changed.
After he repelled the Hu attack again, he stood in front of his comrades who died in the battle and thought seriously. After returning to the camp, he issued a new order: "If the Hu invades, hurry up."
Gather the troops and retreat into the camp to defend it. Anyone who dares to go out to fight will be executed." Everyone was immediately confused. What does this mean? Afterwards, Li Mu added a lot of defenses, set up more beacon towers, and dispatched
There were a lot of scouts.
He slaughtered cattle and sheep every day to reward the soldiers, and he was deeply loved by the soldiers.
However, just as he said, every time there was an invasion by the Hu people, the beacon tower gave a warning, and Li Mu immediately asked the herdsmen to return to the city, and ordered all localities to defend and not fight. The Hu people invaded repeatedly, but they did not get any results.
What good was it? Little was gained. The Hu people didn't know why Zhao's generals suddenly became so timid. However, they also gradually became arrogant.
After Li Mu took these countermeasures, he asked young men from all over the country to be summoned for training, and rewarded these soldiers with a good harvest. In today's countries, there is no difference between soldiers and common people. All adult men
Ding and Ding all have to receive military training and be prepared for war. Qin has done this in the most detail because it has a complete household registration system to assist the service system.
However, in the State of Zhao, the drills were different in different places. Some places were just pretending, and did not train the people as hard as the Qin State. Li Mu in Yunzhong adopted the Qin people's method, and all adult men were gathered together.
Drill. Now, the soldiers no longer have to follow Li Mu to die. Of course, the barbarians can't steal anything. However, this still has a great impact on Li Mu's reputation.
The Zhao generals stationed in Yunzhong said: Li Mu was frightened by the Hu people and never dared to fight again.
The Hu people are even more like this. They all say that the general of Zhao State is a timid and timid villain.
His reputation spread to the State of Zhao, and the nobles laughed at his behavior. Some people even impeached this cowardly general in front of the King of Zhao. The King of Zhao was naturally furious. He wanted to punish him, but Lian Po
The general persuaded him, and General Lian Po said to King Zhao: When Li Mu was in Wu'an City, he was not afraid of the Qin people who were several times his own. How could he be afraid of the Hu people? This must be because he wanted to eliminate the Hu people.
strategy.
King Zhao knew that it was Lord Ma Fu who recommended Li Mu to serve as Yunzhong County Lieutenant, so he did not punish him, but he did not think highly of the young general in his heart.
Li Mu stood upright in the school grounds, walking among the soldiers, helping them master the correct archery methods. He was very serious and no longer as amiable as before, but the soldiers supported him even more.
Li Mu often rewarded them with cattle and sheep, and also rewarded the young men who participated in training. The soldiers accepted his rewards, but failed to fight for him, which made the soldiers feel a little uneasy.
Several generals gathered together in the distance and didn't know what they were talking about. They just looked at Li Mu from time to time with disdain in their eyes.
Just when Li Mu was instructing a soldier on how to hit the target, the soldier put down his bow and arrow, looked at Li Mu seriously, and said: "General, please allow us to go to war... We accept your reward for no reason.
, but did not defeat the enemy for you..." Li Mu was a little surprised, glanced at him, and then continued: "Then practice archery well. After you can accurately shoot the straw man fifty steps away, I will
Just take two or three sons to fight."
"only!!"
...........
At this moment, Zhao Kuo also came to Tian Dan's courtyard. During these days, he had been visiting his friends. In addition, he also went to worship Lin Xiangru and Le Yi. He was preparing to leave Handan and return to Mafu.
, before going back, he thought he should pay a visit to Tian Dan. When he arrived at the door of Tian Dan's house, he happened to see Tian Dan's retainers throwing things outside the door.
Zhao Kuo got off the carriage and stood aside. He saw some fine cloths, coins of Qi, and even swords scattered on the ground. Before he asked, he saw Tian Dan's retainers opening their mouths.
Lifting his arms, he pushed the two middle-aged men step by step, pushed them out of the door, and then slammed the door. The two scribes looked a little helpless, and they quickly exchanged a few words in Qi language, but they didn't say anything.
He ignored the gifts scattered on the ground and turned around to leave.
Seeing Zhao Kuo on the side, the two men bowed and saluted. Zhao Kuo also saluted, and then the two men walked away.
Zhao Kuo watched them leave, then walked to the door and knocked. Immediately there was a sharp voice inside the door, in Qi language, which seemed to be cursing. The tone was very high-pitched, and the retainer opened the door fiercely.
, when he saw Zhao Kuo behind the door, he was stunned. Zhao Kuo smiled and asked, "Is Mr. Tian at home? I came to visit him." The retainer obviously recognized the young man and hurriedly asked.
I prayed to see him and then invited him into the house.
After entering the courtyard, Zhao Kuo was waiting here. After a while, the retainers walked out of the inner room and took him in again.
Tian Dan was sitting on his knees in the inner room, holding a bamboo slip. When he saw Zhao Kuo walking in, he remained motionless, as if he had not seen him. Zhao Kuo bowed to see him and sat on his bed without waiting for Tian Dan to say anything.
In front of him, "Long time no see, Mr. Tian, you are still so healthy." Zhao Kuo smiled and put the gifts he brought aside. He did not wear any cloth or anything like that, but just brought some things he copied.
Bamboo slips, which record some of my thoughts.
He said: "Please don't throw these gifts away again."
Tian Dan slowly raised his head, looked at Zhao Kuo in front of him, and then asked: "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to visit you."
"Oh, I don't have any friendship with you."
"I will never forget the time you helped me out of the siege in the palace."
"That's because of Lin Xiangru's persuasion. I hate you very much." Tian Dan said coldly.
Han Fei, who was sitting behind Zhao Kuo, suddenly stood up and put his hand on the hilt of his sword. Zhao Kuo quickly turned his head and motioned for him to sit down. Han Fei sat down and Zhao Kuo then said with a smile: "No matter what you do,
Whether you hate me or not, you have helped me and I should come to visit you." Tian Dan frowned and said nothing more. Zhao Kuo asked about his physical condition again and talked about some of the things he had encountered recently.
Tian Dan never said a word about some things.
After chatting for a while, Zhao Kuo stood up, said goodbye to Tian Dan, and prepared to leave.
"Are you here to pity me?" Tian Dan asked suddenly.
Zhao Kuo looked at him blankly, speechless.
"I think you'd better mind your own business... Do you think that for a wise man like you, no one will try to kill you? You can go to the palace and ask your Majesty if anyone has impeached you."
"I don't care if anyone impeaches me..."
"I know that you are a great sage of the Zhao Kingdom, and the Lord loves you so much, how could he punish you?"
"However, please remember. People who want to kill you will never use any method you can come up with to harm you. The higher your prestige is now, the more dangerous your situation will be. You are too easy to believe.
You don't care about others, and you firmly believe that everyone treats others with kindness. This is your biggest shortcoming." Tian Dan said, he squinted his eyes and whispered: "Handan is a more dangerous battlefield. Here, you
There is an enemy more terrifying than Bai Qi..."
Zhao Kuo said he was taught something and left here.
Just as he walked out of the door, he saw Wei Wuji rushing towards here in a carriage. Seeing Zhao Kuo in front of him, Wei Wuji jumped off the carriage, walked quickly to his side, and said seriously: "Mr. Chang'an.
"
"What?"
"The assassin who assassinated Dong Chengzi and the assassin who assassinated Lou Huan had met Lord Chang'an before."
"But...why would he do this?"
"Chang'an Jun rode his horse in the downtown area some time ago... and injured several people. Lou Huan, who was passing by, sent someone to arrest him and send him to Dong Chengzi... Dong Chengzi found him guilty and ordered him to pay compensation.
, he was very angry..."
"The few people who accepted the compensation are all missing. The bodies of two of them were found outside the city..."
Zhao Kuo clenched his fists, his eyes burning with anger.
